STATE v. SHEETS

No. 123,140.

494 P.3d 168 (2021)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Amber SHEETS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Latta , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, for appellant.

Lesley A. Isherwood , assistant district attorney, Marc Bennett , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, for appellee.

Before Powell, P.J., Bruns, J., and Steve Leben, Court of Appeals Judge Retired, assigned.


If a statute says that a felon "shall serve a period of postrelease supervision" after completing the prison portion of a sentence, can the term of that postrelease-supervision term be zero? We think not. And because that's the basis of the defendant's legal position in this appeal, we reject it.

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